CBC's Ideas

Monday - Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on KUOW2
Paul Kennedy

Ideas is CBC Radio's premier program of contemporary thought, eclectic in form and content. We cover social issues, culture and the arts, the humanities, geopolitics, history, biography, science and technology. Most of our programs are documentaries in which thoughts are gathered and connections made.

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Podcasts

  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:00pm
    The idea of the chosen has its roots in ancient Judaism, but it is a belief that continues to shape us today, consciously or unconsciously. Frank Faulk examines how this Biblical concept is central to Western thought and culture.
  • Monday, June 17, 2013 9:00pm
    Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the Canadian architect, philanthropist and social entrepreneur Phyllis Lambert.
  • Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:00pm
    What happens when a "sonnet" of Canadian Poets Laureate meets the Makar of Scotland, the Laureate of that land, in a Laureate Symposium? We eavesdrop as the poets ponder the role of poetry in a world of twitter.
  • Thursday, June 13, 2013 9:00pm
    Baruch Spinoza was a 17th century lens grinder known for his precision optical work. But it was his philosophy that made this Dutch-Jewish thinker famous. Spinoza's thoughts on God and the universe helped ignite the flame that became the Enlightenment.
  • Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:00pm
    The idea of the chosen has its roots in ancient Judaism, but it is a belief that continues to shape us today, consciously or unconsciously. Frank Faulk examines how this Biblical concept is central to Western thought and culture.